Man Kills Stepmother With Pestle, Breaks Father’s Leg In Katsina
A 25-year-old resident in Katsina State known as Najib Shehu has killed his stepmother and broke his father’s leg.
According to the police, the incident happened on August 18, 2022, at about 4pm after the culprit had a misunderstanding with the stepmother Asiya Mohammed, aged 60yrs in the same address.
The police spokesman, SP Gambo Isah in a statement issued on Thursday said the suspect went into the kitchen, took a pestle, and hit her several times on the head. As a result, she got head injuries from this and was confirmed dead by the doctor.
He further said that the suspect had in that moment also hit his father’s leg several times with the same pestle, leading to many fractures.
To this end, the suspect has been arrested and has also confessed to committing the offence. The pestle has been recovered as an exhibit and an investigation is currently ongoing.
